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Shorewood’s Consulting Extravagances

wasting money
Are consulting services worth the time and money when 80%-90% of the recommendations are never implemented and administration, council members and even mayors rotate out every few years?   Cities waste so much money on elaborate consulting ideas that are never implemented.   This needs to stop.

Essential Reading:118% Tax Increase

Tax increase
Shorewood resident Barry Brown has analyzed the Long Range Financial Plan (2026 – 2035) for Shorewood. It shows the Tax Levy skyrocketing from $7.5M in 2025 to $16.4M in 2035 – a 118% increase. Also, the city plans to increase its bond debt by another $21.6M between 2026 and 2031.

Shorewood’s $7M budget

Shorewood’s $7M budget
Every penny spent, whether on paper clips or a snow plow, comes from your fees and taxes. The budget is the city’s financial plan for the anticipated expenses over the next fiscal year.   As a taxpayer, your participation in the budget process can influence the outcome.

5 Things You May Not Know About Shorewood Budgets

Shorewood budget open house
At some point, you may have found yourself in a conversation that you had no idea what the other person was talking about because of acronyms and spurious code words. This could likely be said about technology companies, the stock market, manufacturing, the list goes on.   City finances and budgets are no exception.

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